Paneer Do Pyaza Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Paneer Do Pyaza is a delicious paneer curry where pieces are sauteed with spices and added to a rich gravy. Here is how to make it.

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Total Time35

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: people

4 tablespoons mustard oil or any other cooking oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
3-4 cloves (laung)
1 inch piece of cinnamon stick (dalchini)
2 bay leaves (tejpatta)
2-3 black cardamoms (badi elaichi)
3-4 dry red chilies
1 cup thinly sliced onions
2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste
2 teaspoons coriander powder
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder
3-4 green chilies slit into half
½ cup finely chopped tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
½ cup plain yogurt (dahi, curd) whisked with 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour (maida)
¼ cup unsweetened heavy cream
1 tablespoon Kasuri methi

Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
Once the oil is hot, add crushed coriander seeds and crushed fennel seeds and saute for 3-4 seconds.
Add paneer cubes and onion petals and saute for a minute.
Remove the pan from the heat and keep aside.

Heat mustard oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, black cardamoms, and dry red chilies and let them crackle for 4-5 seconds.
Add thinly sliced onions and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add ginger-garlic paste and cook for 2 minutes.
Now add coriander powder, turmeric powder, Kashmiri red chili powder, green chilies, tomatoes and salt and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add ½ cup hot water and yogurt and cook for a minute.
Add the sauteed paneer to the pan and mix well.
Reduce the heat to low.
Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 3-4 minutes.
Add cream and Kasuri mehi and mix well.
Check for salt and add more if needed. Serve hot.